U.S. stocks close with losses; rate worries in view

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks closed lower Thursday, after the yield on the benchmark 10-year note touched a more than four-year high and new data suggested economic growth is slowing. See full story.

Bond Report: Treasury prices end down as yields adjust to expected rate hike

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices closed with sharp losses Thursday, after the benchmark 10-year note's yield struck its highest level in more than 4 years, as traders positioned for a widely expected increase in the fed funds rate next week to the 5.25% level. See full story.

After Hours: Oracle shares drift lower; Blackboard jumps

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Oracle Corp. bounced around their regular session closing price during the late trading session Thursday after the company posted its financial results, while shares of Blackboard Inc. jumped more than 7% after it raised its second-quarter forecast. See full story.

Bond Report: Treasury prices end down as yields adjust to expected rate hike

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices closed with sharp losses Thursday, after the benchmark 10-year note's yield struck its highest level in more than 4 years, as traders positioned for a widely expected increase in the fed funds rate next week to the 5.25% level. See full story.

Residential builder stocks: Buying opportunity or value trap?

BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- After a pullback in the U.S. housing market sent home-building stocks into a tailspin, some observers believe that the sell-off is overdone and say the shares represent a value opportunity. See full story.

David Weidner's Writing on the Wall: Sarb-Ox critics have short-term memories

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- A federal judge will sentence former Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling this fall for their role in the accounting scandal that shook America and triggered reforms aimed at cleaning up the corporate landscape. See full story.

Economist says U.S. housing boom is biggest on record

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- The recent housing boom is the biggest the United States has ever recorded, but its underlying reasons may have been psychological, economist Robert J. Shiller said on Friday. New data also suggest the market might be at the end of a cycle, he added. See full story.

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